Editing Reporters Without Borders (section)

=== Actions ===
RSF's defence of journalistic freedom includes international missions, the publication of country reports, training of journalists and public protests.

In this function RSF publishes the [[Munich Charter]], an authoritative document which clarifies the "Rights and Obligations" of Journalists. The Charter was developed by the [[Deutscher Journalisten-Verband|German Journalist Association]], published in Munich 1971, and is accepted as authoritative within the profession. It was later adopted by most journalists' unions in Europe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://training.rsf.org/appendix-iii-declaration-of-rights-and-obligations-of-journalists/|title=Declaraion of Rights and Obligations of Journalists|website=RSF|access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref>

Recent global advocacy and practical interventions have included: opening a centre for women journalists in Afghanistan in 2017, a creative protest with street-artist C215 in Strasbourg for Turkish journalists in detention, turning off the Eiffel Tower lights in tribute to murdered Saudi journalist [[Jamal Kashoggi]] and providing training to journalists and bloggers in Syria.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rsf.org/en/news/rsf-opens-first-center-protection-afghan-women-journalists|title=RSF opens first center for the protection of Afghan women journalists|website=RSF|date=6 March 2017|access-date=2 March 2020|archive-date=9 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709223307/https://rsf.org/en/news/rsf-opens-first-center-protection-afghan-women-journalists|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rsf.org/en/campaigns/turkeys-imprisoned-journalists-pin-hopes-european-court|title=Turkey's imprisoned journalists pin hopes on European Court|website=RSF|date=29 May 2017|access-date=2 March 2020|archive-date=2 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302174256/https://rsf.org/en/campaigns/turkeys-imprisoned-journalists-pin-hopes-european-court|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rsf.org/en/news/rsf-blacks-out-eiffel-tower-slain-journalists-month-after-khashoggi-death|title=RSF blacks out Eiffel Tower for slain journalists, a month after Khashoggi death|website=RSF|date=November 2018|access-date=2 March 2020|archive-date=2 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302174222/https://rsf.org/en/news/rsf-blacks-out-eiffel-tower-slain-journalists-month-after-khashoggi-death|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2018, RSF sent a mission to Saudi Arabia to call for the release of 30 journalists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/07/media-watchdog-visits-saudi-arabia-free-journalists-190710140441330.html|title=Media watchdog visits Saudi Arabia to free journalists|date=10 July 2019|website=Al Jazeera|access-date=2 March 2020|archive-date=2 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302174221/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/07/media-watchdog-visits-saudi-arabia-free-journalists-190710140441330.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The organisation publishes a gallery of Predators of Press Freedom, highlighting the most egregious international violators of press freedom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rsf.org/en/portraits/predator?page=1|title=Predators gallery|website=RSF|access-date=2 March 2020|archive-date=2 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102074508/https://rsf.org/en/portraits/predator?page=1|url-status=live}}</ref> It also maintains an online Press Freedom Barometer, monitoring the number of journalists, media workers and citizen journalists killed or imprisoned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rsf.org/en/barometer|title=Barometer|website=RSF|access-date=2 March 2020|archive-date=21 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221050126/https://rsf.org/en/barometer|url-status=live}}</ref> Its programme Operation Collateral Freedom, launched in 2014, provides alternative access to censored websites by creating mirror sites: 22 sites have been unblocked in 12 countries, including Iran, China, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rsf.org/en/news/collateralfreedom-rsf-unblocks-22-sites-censored-their-own-country|title=#CollateralFreedom: RSF unblocks 22 sites censored in their own country|website=RSF|date=11 March 2019|access-date=2 March 2020|archive-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927005844/https://rsf.org/en/news/collateralfreedom-rsf-unblocks-22-sites-censored-their-own-country|url-status=live}}</ref> RSF offers grants to journalists at risk and supports media workers in need of refuge and protection.[[File:Can Dündar prix RSF Strasbourg 17 novembre 2015.jpg|thumb|''[[Cumhuriyet]]''<nowiki/>'s former editor-in-chief [[Can Dündar]] receiving the 2015 RSF Prize. Shortly thereafter, he was arrested.]]